Newt Explains Himself

Multi-forsaken candidate addresses staff’s resignations in speech to Atlanta Press Club: “Philosophically, I am very different from normal politicians, and normal consultants found that very hard to deal with.”

Says his run will be a “very grass roots oriented campaign based on the Internet. The biggest challenge, candidly, will be raising money.”

“We will convince the American people that if you really want dramatic change in Washington, you had better have a candidate who knows how to change the city, which I think my record as speaker is pretty good on.”